DURHAM — Moments after she won the 1,000 meters at the Shoreline Conference indoor track and field championships, Coginchaug High junior Jessica Drop was surrounded by a group of teammates and her twin sister, Samantha.
Her teammates, ecstatic over...

Kutztown's Zach Fleming re-set a career best and finished second in the mile run last weekend at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games at New York City's Armory. Fleming, a Northern Lehigh High School graduate, ran a 4:17.02, the second-fastest time in...

SARAH GILLESPIE
NORTHWEST CATHOLIC
CLASS: Senior
EVENTS: Mile/1,000 meters
COACH: Patrick Williamson
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Completed one of the best Connecticut girls indoor careers of the last 15 years by finishing fifth in the mile in the New...

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